James 4:5-7

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⁵Do you think the Scriptures mean nothing? The Scriptures say, “The Spirit God made to live in us wants us only for himself.”^[a] ⁶But the kindness God shows is greater. As the Scripture says, “God is against the proud, but he is kind to the humble.”^[b]

⁷So give yourselves to God. Stand against the devil, and he will run away from you.

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Footnotes

James 4:5 “The Spirit … himself” Other possible translations: “God strongly desires the spirit that he made to live in us.” Or “The spirit that he made to live in us is full of envious desires.” See Ex. 20:5.
James 4:6 Quote from Prov. 3:34.